{"id":419,"date":"2020-03-04T16:01:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T16:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nature-watch.com\/blog\/?p=419"},"modified":"2020-03-05T16:22:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T16:22:10","slug":"butterfly-activities-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/04\/butterfly-activities-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"All A Flutter &#8211; Teaching Students About Butterflies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National Butterfly Day is coming!&nbsp; This little-known\ncelebratory day on March 14th makes it the perfect time to introduce children\nto the mysteries and wonders of these amazing creatures.&nbsp; This is\nespecially important because an increasing number of butterfly species are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saveourmonarchs.org\/blog\/10-endangered-butterflies\">becoming\nendangered<\/a>, and even the glorious Monarch butterflies are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/2018\/12\/monarch-butterflies-risk-extinction-climate-change\/\">at\nrisk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hope that children will love learning about butterflies so that they&#8217;ll take steps to preserve this glorious species when they&#8217;re older.&nbsp; Here are some ideas that can help show off the magic of butterflies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top 5 Butterfly Activities for Kids &amp; Students:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Invite butterflies to your home\/school:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/butterfly-feeder-activity-kit-p-1756.html?cPath=160_164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Feeder-Activity-Kit-1-272x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-422\" width=\"126\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Feeder-Activity-Kit-1-272x300.png 272w, https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Feeder-Activity-Kit-1.png 369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no better way to familiarize yourself with butterflies than by getting up close and personal. These gentle creatures are entirely harmless to people, so they&#8217;re ripe for interaction.&nbsp; If you already have butterflies nearby, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/butterfly-feeder-activity-kit-p-1756.html?cPath=160_164\">butterfly feeder<\/a> is the perfect way to attract them to a windowsill.&nbsp; Or, to expand your lesson into an example of how butterflies interact with the environment, try planting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/kit-for-starting-a-butterfly-garden-p-1925.html?cPath=160_164\">butterfly garden<\/a> and create a welcoming environment in which to study them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learn about their life cycle:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/caterpillars-bugs-and-butterflies-take-along-guide-p-785.html?cPath=160_164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Caterpillars-Bugs-and-Butterflies-Take-Along-Guide-300x297.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423\" width=\"99\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Caterpillars-Bugs-and-Butterflies-Take-Along-Guide-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Caterpillars-Bugs-and-Butterflies-Take-Along-Guide-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Caterpillars-Bugs-and-Butterflies-Take-Along-Guide-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Caterpillars-Bugs-and-Butterflies-Take-Along-Guide-85x85.png 85w, https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Caterpillars-Bugs-and-Butterflies-Take-Along-Guide.png 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Undoubtedly, one of the most amazing aspects of butterflies is their transformation and the mysteries of the chrysalis.\u00a0 This can be illustrated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/caterpillars-bugs-and-butterflies-take-along-guide-p-785.html?cPath=160_164\">Life Cycle Stages Figurines<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/giant-magnetic-butterfly-life-cycle-p-1422.html?cPath=160_164\">Butterfly Life Cycle Magnets<\/a>, or with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/butterfly-metamorphosis-display-p-431.html?cPath=160_164\">Life Cycle Display<\/a> with real preserved examples.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cultivate your own butterflies<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/magnificent-metamorphosis-activity-kit-p-35.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Metamorphosis-300x202.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-424\" width=\"184\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Metamorphosis-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Metamorphosis.png 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to witness the miracle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/magnificent-metamorphosis-activity-kit-p-35.html\">metamorphosis<\/a> up close?\u00a0 A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/butterfly-pavilion-p-281.html?cPath=160_164\">butterfly pavilion kit<\/a> comes with everything you need &#8211; including a coupon for 10 caterpillars, which will become Painted Lady butterflies.\u00a0 You can release them to join the natural world \u2013 doing your part to save the species and enhancing the ecology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Decorate with posters:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/butterfly-life-cycle-poster-p-2096.html?cPath=160_164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Life-Cycle-Poster-300x203.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-425\" width=\"164\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Life-Cycle-Poster-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Life-Cycle-Poster.png 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Posters are always a great way to transform a classroom, while reinforcing lessons.&nbsp; With colorful and detailed posters that include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/butterfly-life-cycle-poster-p-2096.html?cPath=160_164\">Butterfly Life Cycle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/moths-of-the-world-poster-p-1083.html?cPath=160_164\">Moths Of The World<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/butterflies-of-the-world-laminated-poster-p-960.html?cPath=160_164\">Butterflies Of The World<\/a>, students can find resources and references while enjoying the breathtaking sights of unique butterflies.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Identify butterflies, moths, and caterpillars in the wild:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/butterflies-moths-pocket-naturalist-guide-p-1251.html?cPath=160_164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Moths-Pocket-Naturalist-Guide-154x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-426\" width=\"73\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Moths-Pocket-Naturalist-Guide-154x300.png 154w, https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Moths-Pocket-Naturalist-Guide.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 73px) 100vw, 73px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are over 20,000 species of butterfly around the world, including 725 species in the US and Canada.&nbsp; Children can learn to identify them with books such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/butterflies-moths-pocket-naturalist-guide-p-1251.html?cPath=160_164\">Butterflies &amp; Moths Pocket Naturalist Guide<\/a>, the Peterson&#8217;s First Guides to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/caterpillars-first-guide-p-514.html?cPath=160_164\">Caterpillars<\/a>&nbsp;and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/butterflies-and-moths-first-guide-p-529.html?cPath=160_164\">Butterflies<\/a>, or for younger students, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/caterpillars-bugs-and-butterflies-take-along-guide-p-785.html?cPath=160_164\">Take Along Guide<\/a>.&nbsp; And, of course, if you&#8217;re going into the wild &#8211; don&#8217;t forget your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/deluxe-insect-butterfly-net-p-395.html?cPath=160_164\">butterfly net<\/a>! Take kids on an outdoor adventure to identify and enjoy butterflies in their natural habitats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nature Watch Encourages The Next Generation of\nConservationists<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nature Watch<\/a>&nbsp;helps children of all ages get in touch with their natural surroundings! With activities that foster a love of the outdoors and environmental sciences that can be initiated indoors and out, educators trust Nature Watch to provide the most engaging crafts and accessories to make learning fun.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/categories-c-142.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to see our full range of butterfly activities for kids, nature education materials, books, and other teaching tools for students.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nature-watch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CTA-Shop-Now-300x60.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is CTA-Shop-Now-300x60.jpg\" width=\"205\" height=\"41\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Butterfly Day is coming!&nbsp; This little-known celebratory day on March 14th makes it the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature-watch.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/04\/butterfly-activities-kids\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">All A Flutter &#8211; Teaching Students About Butterflies<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,58,24],"tags":[153,152,145,146,155,150,148,156,149,154,28,147,151],"class_list":["post-419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-classroom-products","category-craft-kits","category-life-cycle-activities","tag-butterflies-and-moths-pocket-naturalist-guide","tag-butterflies-of-the-world","tag-butterfly-feeder","tag-butterfly-garden","tag-butterfly-guide","tag-butterfly-life-cycle","tag-butterfly-life-cycle-magnets","tag-butterfly-nets","tag-butterfly-pavilion-kit","tag-caterpillars-guide","tag-life-cycle-displays","tag-life-cycle-stages-figurines","tag-moths-of-the-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Top 5 Butterfly Activities for Kids &amp; Students | Nature Watch<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Interested in teaching kids or students about butterflies? 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